Guangzhou, one of the core cities in South China, is an important transportation hub connecting northern China and southern China. Visitors can easily access to every major city in China with Guangzhou Railway.

There are totally five railway stations in Guangzhou, namely, Guangzhou Railway Station, Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou North Railway Station and Guangzhou West Railway Station.

The Guangzhou Railway Station is a station on Line 2 and Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro. Services from this station include Beijing–Guangzhou Railway, Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway, Guangzhou–Maoming Railway, and Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway. 

Services from the Guangzhou East Railway Station include trains to Dongguan, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Guangzhou South Railway Station is on the high-speed Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway, Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway and Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway, Guangzhou North Railway Station serves the high-speed Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway and Guangzhou West Railway Station serves freight transport and is a temporary station during the Spring Festival travel rush.